Classic Fighters Awards Dinner

As the mammoth Classic Fighters airshow draws to a close on Easter Sunday, there is always a major highlight still to look forward to: the fantastic Classic Fighters Awards Dinner.  

The organisers have prided themselves on providing delicious cuisine accompanied by Marlborough's world-class wines.

The dinner will be held in the new ‘Dangerous Skies’ WW2 exhibition at Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, at 7pm, on Sunday 16 April 2017.

Tickets are $85 incl each for a 3 course gourmet dinner. No door sales. Tickets strictly limited to 250.

This event has evolved into one of the Southern Hemisphere's most prestigious occasions for the entire cross-section of heritage aviation, with representation from throughout the industry and from many countries. 

The awards presentation will acknowledge some of the outstanding efforts that have been witnessed in the world of historic aircraft restoration and preservation.

This will be a night to remember and one you won't want to miss.

Tickets available here for $85.

Catergories & Awards Winners from CF2015

Category                                                                 Sponsor                                     Winner

GRAND CHAMPION                                                      Safe Air                                        Spitfire Mk.XIV - Murray Miers

CHAMPION WARBIRD                                                   Pioneer Aero                               Grumman Avenger - Brendon Deere

CHAMPION VINTAGE                                                     Equus Industries                          Auster J-5 - Andrew Vincent

CHAMPION TRAINER                                                    JEM Aviation                                Nanchang - Grant Murdoch

PRESIDENTS CHOICE                                                    AV Sure Ltd                                   Bleriot XI - Gert van Kruiningen

PHOENIX AWARD                                                         Classic Aircraft Sales Ltd              Avro Anson - Reid Family

TIME CAPSULE TROPHY                                               Sounds Aero Maintenance               D.H. Devon - Mit Brereton

ENGINEERS' CHOICE AWARD                                       Av Specs Ltd                             Staggerwing - Cam & Tracey Hawley

CONTRIBUTION TO HERITAGE AVIATION                Classic Aero Machining                 Sir Tim Wallis

'MOST MAGNIFICENT MACHINE'                                    Classic Wings Magazine                Albatros D.Va - TVAL

'AVIATOR OF THE TIME'                                           Classic Aero Photography              Ryan Southam

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD                           SRD Titanium                             Airworthy V-1 bomb crew

Special Mention - Al Marshall and Marty Nicoll for the recommissioning of the Bristol Freighter. 

Special Mention - Gary Burns and Al Murino for flying to CF from Australia in homebuilt Lancair IV